Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-03

Inc announcement HIS utitt"'"'' "NS
made in the columns OF the REGISTER that
Mime Rolla', the famous prima donna,
was on her way home from Italy to Amer
lea Nine Eolla, Is great many
people know, Is Mrs. Kate Wheat Ram
melsburg. who has been for the past SIX
years studying and singing in Europe,
most of which time has been spent IN
Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. X. Wheat, her
parents, went up 10 Pittshurg, yesterday,
to meet Mrs Rammelsburg aud accom-
pany her home. The patty arrived in the
city safely, last evening Mrs. Rammels-
0urg's little sou George accompanying his
mother.
Those OF the Iady's friends who learned
OF her arrival home called last evening AZ
the Wheat mansion. ON North Main street,
to pay their respect, to the American girl
who. blessed with beauty, superb voice
and lots OF American independence, went
right into the worlds hot bed of music
aud song and gained for her herself a repu-
tatiOu as 4 singer and artistic that Is second
to none possessed 10y any other American
and that promises in the not distant future
to even equal, IT not eclipse, that Of any
artistic before the public.
Mrs. Rammylsburg did not seem to
be at all lltigued from her long
tourney. i'm fact. she said that
10 was one Of the most enjoyable
trips she had ever taken aside from the uc-
,.ldrut they met with ON Wednesday last
when "a tidal wave or cyclone squat struck
the ship. She says the water looked per
trctly black all day and they were given
sufficient warming that danger was ahead.
About three o'clock il the morning the
watch saw the wave coming. and described
It Us being about sixty feet high IL was
seen In time, however, for the ship tO be
prepared To receive Il, aud when il swept
over the vessel the shock WAS not 80 great,
for Mrs. johannesburg says she was not
even aroused hy ID. hut that she WAS
awakened about the time It came hy the
steamer stopping still. She heard the
water rushing 'u and arose and attempted
to turn ON the electric light, but
found that t. would not work. She rang Tor
help, hut mo- one answering she retired
tgJiu and slept through uli the trouble en-
,Irylv unconscious OF IL. until the next
morning when she found her sans shoes
had located away, and she was informed
OF the terrible time the ship had expert
eured duVing the night
Mrs lmmclsbur. is little stoUtcr
than when she lett, aud Is the picture OF
perfect. good health. and beauty. Since
her debut she has sung in Rome, Milan,
Gologuc. Sicily. Paris aud other places
and has been rendered perfect ovatlous
upOl each appearance She talks ilUcutly
aud eutertaIungly OF her travels, and tells
many interesting anecdotes occurring in
her own experience.
Mrs johannesburg expresses herself ~
being delighted to return home again, four
years having elapsed since her last visit,
but says II almost seems that she has never
been away, ryrrythlu. looks and feels so
natural although she could never be con-
tented To remain here constantly again.
She tells an amusing incident ofwheu on
one occasion she went 10 the American
Embassy lu Russia to have her passport
signed, and being unable 10 find any one
pr obtain any information concerning the
matter she was delayed, and prevented
making trip that she had laid out The
urNtday when she saw the proper officials
she Was so pigucd about the matter that
,he attempted To give them a short lecture
m English, but she htd been 40 aCcus-